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Niall O'Rahilly

Niall O'Rahilly,
pronounced "Neil",
born 3 Jan 1907, Philadelphia.
Sighle
said when her Rahilly cousins came to Dublin 1909,
they couldn't speak to little Niall, because he spoke only French
[O'Rahilly, 1991].
He was a
doctor, educ UCD
(MB).
He was a
"doctor of osteopathy"
(alternative medicine).
He practised at family home,
40 Herbert Park, Dublin,
for a time.
Listed there in
[Thom's, 1938]
to
[Thom's, 1945].
He was Countess Plunkett's
medical attendant
at time of hunger strike of her two IRA sons 1940.
He
mar 1stly, July 1940, Dundrum,
to Bridie Clyne
[Bridget, Bride,
born 1898,
from Dromod, Co.Leitrim].

Bridie was involved in
Cumann na mBan
and republican activities 1919-26.
She was on the republican side in the
Civil War 1922-23.
She was with the republican garrison in the
Four Courts
when it was shelled by the Free State, June 1922
[McCoole, 2003].
In the Civil War
she worked for the republican underground in Co.Dublin and Co.Wicklow.
She was in a car with
De Valera
when it was attacked in an assassination attempt.
She was
arrested by Free State in 1923 in a raid in Strand Rd, Sandymount,
and jailed in
Kilmainham Gaol.
Probably also jailed in North Dublin Union.
She was in jail
with Sighle Humphreys
and
Elgin Barry.
She went on hunger strike in 1923.

Niall also had a practice at
78 Merrion Square.
Bridie worked in advertising, Capel St, Dublin.
They had an apartment in
Maud Gonne's
house,
Roebuck House, Clonskeagh, Co.Dublin.
In c.1947 they moved to
Ballinascorney House, Co.Dublin.
Niall was involved in a TV Production Company in early 1970s.
Bridie died Ballinascorney House, 1971, age 73 yrs.
Niall mar 2ndly to Pat Walshe.
He died Ballinascorney House, May 1988, age 81 yrs.
Niall and Bridie had adopted issue:

Ballinascorney House
(also known as Dillon Lodge),
Ballinascorney Upper,
Tallaght par, Co.Dublin
(in Dublin mountains, near Co.Wicklow border, see map).
The house was built c.1800. Robert Emmet
stayed in it while on the run in 1803.
Niall O'Rahilly
moved there c.1947.
He died there 1988.
His widow sold it 1988.
It burnt down soon after that.
Now a ruin.
It is listed
(also here).